today he is the well known host of the nfl today and inside the nfl. >> those who watch the show realize that many times you have to reel in your. how do you do it? >> my job is to be conversant as possible with all the material we are going to cover. inside and out, know the story lines, know the side bar stories, so that i can have them look good. >> j.b. remembers fondly the people who influenced his life and he is trying to influence others. >> i still have a special heart for young people and men in particular. coach tony dungey and the indianapolis colts, we became close friends. i know he started working in the prison ministry, and so we have been administering to a lot of men and things have grown that way, but i'm happy to be doing it, j.c. >> it seems like yesterday that we work together and now, j.b. is grandfather. >> now that i am -- >> grandpa . excellence is the common thread that i see through all of those people who are a part of history of channel 9. because i cut my teeth there, that's what i wanted to do, to be journalistically sound. >> j.c. hayward, wusa9. and we're